Olivier's Blog
A Blog about Interoperability in the Microsoft world
MVP created a webcast presenting Silverlight for Windows Embedded concepts
Jochen is an Embedded MVP who works for Elektrobit. In addition to being an MVP Jochen is also...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 08/26/2010
When Robotics Studio meets Surface…
All the technologies exist and “just” need to be integrated... Results can definitively be...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 08/23/2010
How to setup a Virtual Machine to run Windows Embedded Compact 7
Working with an emulators or a virtual environments is very useful in the embedded space as Hardware...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 08/23/2010
Chris Tacke - Recognizing Barcodes
If you are interested about barcode recognition using .Net code, I highly recommend Chris’ series of...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 08/20/2010
Windows Embedded Standard 7 Localization Language Setup and Support
If you are interested to learn more about localization of your embedded OS I recommend reading this...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 08/19/2010
Do you Love NY?
Hey students, you want to visit New York and you want to get a chance to compete against students...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 08/13/2010
Windows Embedded Compact 7 and Virtual PC BSP
There is a new BSP coming with Windows Embedded Compact 7 (the public CTP is available on Connect):...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 08/12/2010
Want to play around with Windows Embedded Compact 7 and the latest BeagleBoard from TI?
This year at ESC Boston, the now well-known Build Your Own Embedded System (a.k.a. BYOES) program...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 08/09/2010
Wondering which applications are compatible with Windows Embedded Standard?
If you are planning on building a Windows Embedded Standard 7 device and wonder which...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 08/03/2010
buddyHome, a great usage of Microsoft technologies!
Let me introduce you to Ramaprasanna, developer evangelist for Microsoft India. Rama has developed...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 08/02/2010
Want to build Windows Embedded Handheld touch friendly apps?
I am sure you heard about Windows Embedded Handheld, the new offer from the Windows Embedded group...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 07/26/2010
Windows Embedded CE / Compact live chats
If you are not aware, the Windows Embedded CE/Compact team regularly sets up live chats for you to...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 07/21/2010
Robotic Exoskeleton called REX help disabled to walk
I say wow! This is impressive and very very promising. we are getting close to he point where what...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 07/16/2010
Windows Embedded CE BSP for the BeagleBoard
If you are a fan of the $150 TI OMAP3530 based tiny board that is heavily used in the hobbyists...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 07/14/2010
Help us deliver better documentation and info
A team in our group is running a survey to enhance our documentation and Websites. This is your...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 07/13/2010
Imagine Cup Finals
Yesterday was the Imagine Cup semi-finalists presentations at the Opera House in Warsaw. The 6 teams...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 07/08/2010
Embedded Development introduction presentation
This morning at Imagine Cup I presented along with Sam Phung (VP of iCop) and James Hamblen...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 07/08/2010
Am I becoming twitter addict?
For those who are twitter addicted (like I am becoming ), here is my twitter feed I started some...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 07/06/2010
Imagine Cup - first day of competition
On Sunday 4th was the first day of judging at Imagine Cup. For the Embedded development competition,...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 07/04/2010
A new blog for Silverlight for Windows Embedded
A new team blog was just born. It will cover the technology called Silverlight for Windows Embedded...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 06/30/2010
Windows Embedded Standard 7 Webcast
John Coyne will be presenting a Webcast on Windows Embedded Standard 7 tomorrow. Go check out his...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 06/29/2010
More on WEDU
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 06/28/2010
Windows Embedded Developer Update for WES 7 is available
You are a Windows Embedded Standard developer, building Windows Embedded kernels for various...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 06/28/2010
Windows Embedded CE USB Storage issues fixes
I’d recommend you check out Jochen’s post on the Discover the Windows Embedded Experience blog that...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 06/17/2010
The Future of Enterprise Handheld Devices
Just back from TechEd North America, I am putting together my report and as part of it, I am listing...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 06/17/2010
Windows Embedded Compact 7 announced and public CTP available
The next version of Windows Embedded CE has just been announced at Computex in Taipei today. Windows...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 05/31/2010
Hey, Windows Embedded Standard 7 — What’s New With You?: Sorting out the key differences between Windows Embedded Standard 7 and previous versions
Curious to know how Windows Embedded Standard 7 compares to previous editions of componentized,...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 05/25/2010
26 reasons to go to TechEd North America
Here are some reasons why you should not miss TechEd North America: 1- New Orleans is a great place...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 05/25/2010
Microsoft Newsgroups are being migrated to Forums
Newsgroups have been a great source of information for developers and as the communities are...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 05/13/2010
DevHealth60: CE 6.0 PowerToy for memory usage investigation
I don’t like high jacking others blogs, but I am sure Mike won’t blame me for this one, right Mike?...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 05/07/2010
Windows Embedded Automotive info on WindowsEmbedded.com
Microsoft Auto group has recently been integrated into the Windows Embedded group. this integration...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 05/07/2010
Windows Embedded Standard 7 evaluation available for download
The Evaluation version of Windows Embedded Standard 7 (componentized, embedded version of Windows 7)...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 05/07/2010
Windows Embedded Standard 7 thin clients used at MMS
the Microsoft Management Summit 2010 took place in Vegas a couple of weeks ago. As in all Microsoft...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 05/04/2010
Windows CE is NOT dead!
I am just back from the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, CA and I (again) had to answer...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 05/03/2010
Windows Embedded Standard 7 has shipped
Tuesday, at the ESC Silicon Valley conference, Kevin Dallas, GM for the Windows Embedded group...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 04/28/2010
Windows CE 6.0 R3 running Silverlight for Windows Embedded UI on a Freescale tablet reference design
Check out his video of Silverlight for Windows Embedded demos running on a Freescale tablet...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 04/16/2010
How will we interact with devices in the future
I am not that old… 34 yo… but I can remember discovering the first mouse of my life when my dad came...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 04/15/2010
Windows Embedded News Center
Want to get fresh news on Windows Embedded? Want to find blog posts, tweets, videos related to...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 04/12/2010
Our architect shoes… promising for Embedded innovations!
I cannot resist sharing this with you. You know Mike Hall, our Principal Architect Lead for Windows...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 04/12/2010
Now Windows Phone 7 is on its way, what about Handheld terminals, ruggedized devices and feature phones?
Windows Phone 7 is on its way :-), and as you might have noticed, a lot of things are changing that...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 04/12/2010
Goldeni videos
Did you see this device that we regularly show on our Windows Embedded booth at events such as...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 04/01/2010
Prepare your media to boot Windows Embedded CE with Diskprep
A new tool has just been published to help you prepare any hard disk that can be attached to your...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 03/29/2010
The secret origin of Windows
Do you know how Windows was created? Tandy Trower, lately known as the lead of the Microsoft...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 03/10/2010
Self Check-in and Self Check-out kiosks running Windows Embedded CE 6
Hoeft & Wessel is a German company building POS devices and uses Windows Embedded CE 6 to power...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 02/28/2010
I see 7 everywhere!
Windows 7 appears to be a great success. The OS is fast, stable and provides great features. The...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 02/16/2010
Windows Phone 7 Series announced at MWC
Steve Ballmer and Joe Delfiore (VP for Windows Phone group) announced the next version of Windows...
Author: Olivier Bloch Date: 02/15/2010